Live Stream of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve — Here’s How to Watch the 2025 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square

There is plenty going on in Charlotte for New Year’s Eve, including CLT NYE, which features ice skating and fireworks. In addition, there are a ton of low-priced New Year’s Eve celebrations in Charlotte.

But if you’d rather greet 2026 from the comfort of your couch, wearing your pajamas and fuzzy slippers, there’s nothing wrong with that either! (Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.)

The New Year’s Eve ball drop at Times Square in New York city is the biggest, most iconic event, and there are several ways to watch. You can even watch it right here! (Scroll down.)

What Channel is the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop On?

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 is broadcast on ABC at 8 p.m. EST.

The hosts are Ryan Seacrest, Rita Ora, Rob Gronkowski, Chance the Rapper and Julianne Hough.

How to watch the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Without Cable?

You don’t need cable (or even a TV) to watch the ball drop. A free live webcast will begin at 6 p.m. at timessquarenyc.org/times-square-new-years-eve/nye-live-webcast

If you find you are often wanting to watch network TV and you’re a cord-cutter, the least expensive option, by far, is a digital antenna, like this one. We like it for watching sports, but it can come in handy for events like the NYE Ball Drop as well.

Or watch right here, below!

 

More New Year’s Events

Check out our list of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day events around Charlotte, or look at a few of them here.